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The End of the Affair - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Prefab Sprout
The End of the Affair (1997)
(Paddy McAloon)
From: "Electric Guitars" (Maxi-Single)
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CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
Asus4 0-3-2-2-0-x
E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4
D/F# x-3-2-0-x-2
D6/F# x-0-2-0-x-2
Dsus2 0-3-2-0-x-x
C#7sus4/Ab x-7-4-6-x-4
C#m7/Ab x-5-4-6-x-4
Dmaj7 2-2-2-0-x-x
D6 2-0-2-0-x-x
Dmaj7sus2 0-2-2-0-x-x
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INTRO
| Asus4 | A | E/G# | % | D/F# | D6/F# | Dsus2 | % |
A
In bed beside you with the curtains drawn
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
For an hour at least I can pretend we're born
F#mDmaj7D6
To be together and fate alone is keeping me from you
A
But there's a price we pay when we live a lie
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
And you find it hard to meet my eye
F#m
When you start to dress as we kiss goodbye
Dmaj7D6
And I know we're coming to
Asus4AE/G#
The end of the affair
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
The end of the affair
Asus4A
I could love you for eternity
E/G#
The fact remains you don't belong to me
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
(The end of the affair)
A
I could tell the story of my love for you
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
With a detailed list of every rendez-vous
F#m
Discreet hotels we've checked into
Dmaj7D6
How and when and where
A
But a cold recital of the facts would miss
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
The poetry, the way you kiss
F#m
The sense of loss now as come to this
Dmaj7D6
The bitter sweet despair
Asus4AE/G#
The end of the affair
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
The end of the affair
Asus4A
I could love you for eternity
E/G#
The fact remains you don't belong to me
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
(The end of the affair)
A
Well I'm old enough to know right from wrong
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
So I tell myself I should be strong
F#m
In time I'll learn to get along
Dmaj7D6
Without you being near
A
But I know I'm living when I'm by your side
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
You're a rollercoaster, a fairground ride
F#m
My conscience and desires collide
Dmaj7D6
Like rockets in midair
Asus4AE/G#
The end of the affair
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
The end of the affair
Asus4A
I could love you till the stars don't shine
E/G#
But I'm not yours and you're not mine
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
(The end of the affair)
Dmaj7D6Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2 [A]
It's o- ver, it's o ver, It's over
SOLO
| A | % | E/G# | % | F#m | % | D | % |
| A | % | E/G# | % | F#m | % | D | % |
Asus4AE/G#
The end of the affair
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
The end of the affair
Asus4A
I could love you for eternity
E/G#
The fact remains you don't belong to me
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
(The end of the affair)
A
The first few days are gonna drag real slow
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
I'm gonna think I see you everywhere I go
F#m
These are routine symptoms ex-lovers show
Dmaj7D6
The battle scars they share
A
I already miss your worried smile
C#7sus4/AbC#m7/Ab
Guilty secrets weren't your style
F#m
But you had me fooled for a little while
Dmaj7D6
That makes it hard to bear
Asus4AE/G#
The end of the affair
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
The end of the affair
Asus4A
I could love you till the stars don't shine
E/G#
But I'm not yours and you're not mine
D/F#D6/F#Dsus2
(The end of the affair)
Dmaj7D6Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus4 A
It's o- ver, it's o ver, It's over